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It is a somber flight, Alaska Flight 30 – Portland to Boston, 9/11/11. It all started on Friday when my little sister Bert emailed me and said, “You’re flying to the east coast on 9/11, be careful”. The email felt like a bullet, and memories of 9/11 were now everywhere. What was nestled in my [...]
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***UPDATE: The TEDxAustin talks have been added to YouTube. Watch them here. Last month, if you followed my contributions to social media (@dmw911), you likely caught one of the many snippets from my experience at TEDxAustin. On Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Austin, Texas played host to an all day, locally organized TED event. (Yes, sadly [...]
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It’s Thanksgiving Day in Austin. Gwen and I spent a lazy morning with the kids. For lunch, we returned to our tradition of having our holiday meal at the Hyde Park Bar & Grill. They prepare a great and easy Thanksgiving feast with no fuss, which is great when you have a six and three [...]
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It’s rather ironic that my latest paradigm shift and adventure started the day that “Eat, Pray, Love” came out on the big screen. For those of you who didn’t read my blog on Kauai, please do! This is a continuation of the journey…and it’s a little like author Elizabeth Gilbert’s journey from Italy to India, [...]
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My plane is in the air and I’m watching a bright orange dawn glow over the wing tip in the eastern sky. I started my day driving from Eugene to Portland at 4 a.m. to catch my flight to Los Angeles, then onward to Cleveland in deep thought. Last night two close friends stopped by [...]
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